Founder Hugh C. Lord Founded 1924 | Number of employees Approximately 3,100 Type of business Privately Held | |
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Industry Transportation: Automotive, Rail, Truck/Bus, Agriculture and Recreational and Marine. Aerospace and Defense: Commercial and Private Aircraft, Military Aircraft, Missile Systems and Tanks and Artillery. Manufacturing: Industrial Assembly and Process Industries. Construction: Civil Engineering and Off-Highway Vehicles. Electronics: Chip Assembly and Component Assembly Area served LORD Corporation has employees in 26 countries and operates 19 manufacturing facilities and 10 R&D centers worldwide. Australia, Brazil, China, France, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Israel, Italy, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, Poland, Singapore, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom and United States. Key people Edward L. Auslander, President, CEO and General James F. Amos, Retired, Chairman of the LORD Corporation Board of Directors Products Adhesives, Coatings, Specialty Chemicals, Electronic Materials, Vibration & Motion Control and Magneto-Rheological (MR) Headquarters North Carolina, United States Subsidiaries Fly by Wire Systems France S.A.S. Profiles | ||
LORD Corporation is a diversified technology and manufacturing company developing adhesives, coatings, motion management devices, and sensing technologies. With world headquarters in Cary, North Carolina, LORD has approximately 3,000 employees in 26 countries and operations 19 manufacturing facilities and nine R&D centers worldwide.
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History
In 1919, Hugh C. Lord, a patent attorney in Erie, Pennsylvania, began exploring the potential of bonding rubber-to-metal to isolate and control shock, noise and vibration. This led to the founding of the LORD Corporation in addition to inventions such as chemical formulations, bonding processes, elastomers, adhesives, coatings and bonded elastomer assemblies. During the 1920s, General Electric used LORD manufactured mounts for trolley cars. Lincoln and Nash Motors automobiles also begin to use LORD engine mountings. LORD is trademarked, leading to the creation of the LORD Manufacturing Company. The company's instrument panel mounts are also used by airplane manufacturers in order to lengthen service life.
In the 1940s, the LORD Manufacturing Company is incorporated. The company would supply engine mounts to many aircraft manufacturers. Mountings for railroad cars and buses are manufactured and LORD produces the first ever elastomeric transmission parts and engine isolators(also known as bushings) for helicopters. Elastomeric compounds are also developed by LORD as substitutes for natural rubber for the Korean War in the 1950s. To isolate aircraft cowling, cowl mountings and motor-nose supports for locomotives are manufactured. LORD develops the outboard motor mounting for the marine industry. Chemlok adhesives are developed. The company develops the snubbing skirt mounting for heavy equipment installations.
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In 2000, LORD Mechanical Shanghai was constructed. LORD Materials Division introduced a steer-by-wire solution for forklift trucks. BalaDyne Corporation was acquired and Active Balancing solutions for airplane propellers/rotating machinery was added to the product offering. Metal Gomma S.p.A of Monzambano, Italy was purchased, which completed 100 percent ownership by LORD. Adoption of Rheonetic MR Fluids expanded into auto primary suspension systems. Company was realigned to combine Mechanical, Chemical and Material Product Divisions. The company announced a new distribution partnership with Tubelite Company Incorporated, headquartered in Apopka, Florida. The first MetalJacket corrosion control coating line was established. The company was globally unified under a single brand entity. LORD acquired Henkel's rubber-to-substrate bonding and rubber coating business assets. LORD teamed up with Biedermann Motech, a German manufacturer of spinal implants and prosthetic components, to produce a prosthetic device.
Products
The product line today includes: Adhesives Coatings, Specialty Chemicals, Electronic Materials, Vibration & Motion Control, Magneto-Rheological (MR) fluids.
Corporate governance
Current Officers
The twelve current officers of LORD Corporation are: Edward L. Auslander, Richard L. McNeel, Mark Boris, Rebecca Williams, Douglas W. Lorenz, Eric V. Ravinowich, Will C. Hinkston, Joseph W. Marotta, Lane R. Miller, Jonathan D. Oechsle, Tesa L. Oechsle, and William J. Cerami.